The Sun. — London, England, 1838-04-17 00:00:00

\ Sion, not to pay court to titled men, or men of talent, or men whew ancestral dignity claimed from them a servile adulation, and mean and crouching support. They had met there as equals to pay court to those who were of far greater import ance to the State than any Lord or Queen in the universe.— Cheers.) They were met to do honour to those by whose punishment the base Whigs hoped to have crushed the work ing classes into the dust.—(Cheers.) The toast which he -was about to propose was "The five Glasgow cotton-spinners -slow lying in the hulks, and may the speedily be returned to their wives and families."—(Great cheering.) Was it not a strange anomaly, that at that moment in the height of their triumph, five men were lying in the hulks branded with the same false accusations ? They had this day shown that al. though the visit of the Monarch to the City had drawn a great multitude together, yet that there were those amongst them selves who, when they became the victims of tyranny and oppression, could congregate together as vast a multi tude as any that ever distinguished a public occasion. The Morning Advertiser of last week had said they were very sorry that they were going to have a pro cession, for it would look like a triumph—they wanted them to husband their resources for occasions of conse quence like the Reform Bill. They wished them to keep themselves by for occasions when they could cry out and give their sweet breaths for the Whigs. They (the working classes) however, had that day taught them a lesson : they had taught them, that when any of their body oppressed they could make a demonstration—they could come out in double the numbers of what they did when the Queen went to the city, and yet preserve the utmost order without either soldiers or police to keep them in awe.—( Loud cheers.) But how much their happiness, natural upon such an occasion, was damped when they thought of their five brethren, the Glasgow cotton spinners, then lying in the hulks. It was their duty to go on, and not to slack in their endeavours until they had got restored to their wives and families those five honest and persecuted men. They _must not, however, even be contented with that ; they must go on pulling together until they had put an end to the system altogether. They must go on until they had a share in the representation.—( Cheers.) Dr. Wade desierd him to say that in one thing he had not done justice to Lord Brougham, who had most ably persecuted the Whigs for their conduct to the Glasgow cotton-spinners. He (Mr. V.) wished to see thn time when the people would not have to stand upon the defensive ; he wished to see them become the assailants—he wished them to declare to the Government that they must be allowed to have a voice in the representa tion—that they must have it, or they would do all in their power to overthrow every successive one.—(Cheers.) The time had now arrived when the people must no longer submit to be governed by such a grovelling and sycophantic set. He proposed the toast, which was received with the usual honours. Mr. CAMPBELL, a cotton-spinner, returned thanks. He was highly delighted at the reception the delegated Cotton-spin ners had met with in London. Although the five Cotton spinners had been tried and found guilty, he would venture to say they were altogether innocent of the charge brought against them. A similar charge had been made against him self by the same person through whose instrumentality his five fellow-workmen had been convicted. Nothing, however, could be proved against him, nor was there any thing which in justice ought to have been proved against them. The authorities, however, were determined to punish some one, and for that reason they had been found guilty. They were all members of Committees, and because they were so they had been punished. What he would ask would have been the fate of the Cotton-spinners, if the working population of Great Britain had not raised its voice in their behalf ? Why, they would have been among the things that had passed.—(Cheers.) He thanked the people of England for coming boldly forward on behalf of those who had been found guilty through the exertions of a vile press.—( Cheers.) He trusted, however, the day was not far distant, ashen the voices of the thousands which had been successfully raised on behalf of the Dorchester labourers would meet with similar success for the five unfortunate Cotton-spinners who were down on board the hulks.—(Hear, and cheers.) The Chairman having retired some time previously, and Dr. Weiss having been appointed locum tenens, the Rev. Doctor proceeded to dispose of the remaining toasts upon the list. He said the next toast was one which, if Mr. Wakley were there, would receive, he had no doubt, his warmest ap probation. It was—" The Liberty of the Press." Without an unstamped press, they never could obtain the political pri vileges for which they had been so long fighting. A gentle men reminded him of the Times ; he did not wish to run his head against a post with the Times. No paper—none of the public journals, advocated the procession that had taken place that day in the manner which The Sun had done.—( Cries of " Bravo, bravo.") In order to have a free press they must have an unstampcd one.: If they:had that they would soon have universal suffrage.—(Cheers.) The worthy Doctor concluded by:proposing the " Liberty of the Unstamped Press." Mr. CLEAVE then came forward to return thanks. He would detain them three minutes and no longer; be would only say, that having been prosecuted,'and havingthad the honour of bring served with an Exchequer writ for having published unstamped newspaper, he rejoiced for having done so. He was proud of this day. He had sympathised with the cause for years ; and he felt gratified and obliged at the attendances of the ladies there that day.—(Cheers.) He would ask all, present what they would have known cf the Doreheste labourers but for the unstamped press. Mr. Hetheringto j had published the proceedings of the Committee, and he h visited " Toll- Puddle," where be had seen the legal widows of these unfortunate men. He only regretted that thanks had tint been given to Mr. Hetherington for what lie had done.— ( Cries of nWe can give him thanks now.") They never would' have universal suffrage or the rights of free power un less they lad an nnstamped press. Justice demanded it. It was true they had not now the True Sun; but he was happy to say they had The Sun, w: ich was a suitable vehicle for their communications ; and while the Courier and Adcertiser (which ought to be theirs par excellence), and the Times, had been denouncing the procession of that day—while thos papers had been denouncing the procession—The Sun las Friday manfully and handsomely commended the procession and prophesied, as it turned out to be true, that the meetin g would be conducted with propriety and order —(Cheering. The conductor of that excellent paper, with that tact which ought to belong to the press, said, that he knew you %you' conduct yourselves with that propriety that b-came so impor. tant a qte stion.—(Cheers.) You have done so,—( Renewe cheers)—and the proprietor of The Sun has proved hirnsel to be a true prophet.—( Continued cheering.) The Time suggested that there should be a review in Hyde-par ' to divert the attention of the mob, and those apostat the _Herald and the Courier, joined in desecrating the procession.—( Cries of No, no ; and Yes, yes.) He would fearlessly assert that they were apostates, and if there was any persons present who would say that the Herald was not an apostate, he dared him to come forward then upon the platform —(Great cheering)—ray more, if it was decorous, he would give them the names.—( Cries of Sydney Taylor.) He wished to Ged it was Sydney Taylor, but it was not, it was one of thereselves—(Great hissing and cries of Bell)—while thos apostate Journals had been decrying the j recession end th meeting, The Sun 117 d been speaking of them in a manne that entitled it to their warmest thanks and support. Tha paper alone was the medium for their communications. (Cheers.) All that they asked of the proprietors of news papers was, that they should be a vehicle for their sentiments and that The Sun had been, to no inconsiderable exten The Proprietor of that Paper had published their Address t the Working Classes of England, when every other paper h refused to do so, and were anxious to write them down. He cordially thanked them for the patience with which they had beard him, and begged them to give three cheers for the mei stamped press ; which was accordingly done. Mr. MURPHY then came forwa-d amidst cheers and some histes. He said he had not expected to see a Marylebone Whig amongst them. LThe confusion increased, and Mr. Murphy and a gentle man on the stage had some conversation relative to some letter which appeared in the Morning Chronicle with his name at tached to it.] Mr. Wiesoe was then called forward to make his charge against Mr. Murphy. He said he considered Mr. Murphy as much an apostate as either Mr. Bell, of the Herald, or any one else; and he founded that opinion upon a letter of Mr. Murphy's, which appeared in the Chronicle.—(Groans.) Mr. MURPHY said if Mr. Wilson had attended to the whole of the matter he would have been aware that the letter was a forgery—that it bad been traced to have emanated from Mr. Esvart's Committee, and that two of' that Com- Committee had carried it to the Newspaper-office, and paid for it as an advertisement.—( Cheers.) He was per fectly sati,fied with his conduct on the occasion of the late election, and he was determined to pursue the same course upon every future opportunity—(Cheers, and confusion)—and his reason was that both Whig and Tory were alike. He would not stand before them to flatter them that it was their voice which had recalled the Dorchester labourers from their slavery—it was a far higher force. It was because the King's brother had been found to have committed the same crime, if it was one, as they had—it was found that the Duke of Cumberland—(Groans) —had been guilty of the same crime, and as they would net transport, him by a compact between the Tories and the Whigs, and even the Whig-Radicals, the Dor chester labourers were recalled. Much, however, had been done by the Dorchester Committee, of which Mr. Hart well was the efficient secretary. He would, therefore, pro pose that gentleman's health.—Passed with the usual boneni Mr. HARTWELL briefly returned thanks. It being now nearly eight o'clock the ladies began to arrive in great numbers, and many of the gentlemen rose and went to receive them at the avenues as they entered. As the even ing became dark the gardens gradually assumed a brighter aspect, until at length they exhibited. a blaze of splendour. Those who possessed tickets for the ball were now admitted, but the immense crowds who pressed forward rendered ingress or egress a thing almost impossible. The general effect of the illuminations of the gardens was much more striking than usual, and the several umbrageous walks, in which in calculable numbers of variegated lamps were suspended, had a very fine and brilliant effect. The fireworks were exceed ingly well managed, and the rockets, by the great height to which they ascended, and their splendid explosions, excited the utmost admiration. After the company bad retired to the ball-room, dancing was kept up with much spirit until an early hour in the morning, when a termination was at length put to those festivities, which do infinite credit to the character, the conduct, the philanthropy, and the moderation of the working classes of London. ffe.IVSI-'1,A'1.% , -----.....• • n , ____------------------ - , ' 1'..,4" -- "'"" . " - - -- " - Teitliiid Temperance appear to be the rage in tne provineee the proceedings of the Tea-totallers figure in the en country', tapers quite a s f requen tly, and almost as amply , as 'J . ' e. y 4 f ..../ t h ei rs terhich St. Stephen's gives birth. ‹f t i.ne.' , -.? Mr:filitton has been appointed Receiver of the -, -- t-__ Ton - nsteDuties of Dover Harbour, at a salary of 2001. per ....i. N. - . annutiOnstead of a per centage, which was the remuneration 1 hi .12 of Mr. gbipden, who lately resigned the office.—Dover Oran. THEATRES. CO VENT- GARDEN. The tragedy of Macbeth was last night repeated at this Theatre, and the performance, more particularly that of Macready and Mrs. Warner, was of a character to rivet the attention and call forth the applause of even the holiday and sight-seeing portion of the public, who crowd our places of public amusement at this season. The great attraction of the evening, however, was, a melo-dramatic tale of enchantment called Sinbad the Sailor, or The Valley of Diamonds. It is unnecessary for us to go into a detail of the plot, which fol lows closely upon the well-known original in " The Arabian Night's Entertainments," and included the most gorgeous and grotesque portions of his voyages. The whale is there, which the sailors land upon, mistaking its huge sleeping length for a tight little island. The man-eating Cyclops also shows his horrid visage most unexpectedly. He meditates a meal in Bartley, under his character of Kabob, the ship's fat steward. The Old Man of the Sea, too, has his ride, though the theatrical destiny of rider and ridden are wider from Ara bian orthodoxy than comports with our associations, and he laughs his own demon laugh. The sea scenery is beautiful, and the ports of Muscat and Serendib belong to the times when commerce flourished beneath the khalifs. But the gem of all—the multitudinous gem—is the Valley of Diamonds : its glitter and its dreariness ; the steep and lofty barriers that hem it round, and pierce the air with their mountain pinnacles; the huge serpents, crawling and flying, and with scales as dazzling as if they had fed on the diamonds ; the enormous egg of the roc, and yet more enormous parent bird that darkens the scene by its descent : all these were presented with a colouring and arrangement that would have delighted the eyes of the Commander of the Faithful himself, and wrought him to forgive the doomed Sultana, had she stopped there in the flow of her nightly entertainments. The cannibal giant, the dwarfs, the diamond merchant, the Genii, found worthy representatives ; they arc, however, too numerous to be more particularized ; hut we cannot pass by the Guardian Sprite of Sinbad, personated by Mr. C. J. Smith, nor without noticing that the captain; of the ship in which Sinbad embarks was equally well performed by Mr. G. Bennett. There are a few points where a little judicious curtailment might be made, which will readily suggest themselves to the manager. On the whole the piece was decidedly successful, and if we may judge from the hearty and general applause with which the announcement of its repetition was greeted, there is little doubt that it will obtain an ample share of public patronage. The house was very respectably attended, and was " without o'erflowing, full." DRURY-LAIVE. The magnificent fairy opera of the Magic Flute was performed at this theatre last night in a style of very superior splendour. The grand scenery and decorations necessary for the initiation of the novice who is to undergo the perils of the Temple of Isis, could not fail in giving satisfaction to the juvenile company. The adults were charmed with the ex cellent singing of Miss Romer, Mr. Seguin, Phillips, Temple ton, Balfe, and, in short, all the performers who support the opera. The curtain fell amidst loud applause. After the opera, the audience were amused by the second act of the popular ballet named the Devil on Two Sticks. Wieland, as the Diable Boiteux, was excellent in grimaces and dancing. We cannot praise too highly the exquisite performance of Miss Bailin, who danced the celebrated Cachoucha in the most admirable style, so much so that she was greeted with a rapturous encore. The whole concluded with what was termed in the bills an original, good-humoured, and perfectly illegitimate drama and Easter extravaganza, found ed on popular sporting subjects, called the Meltonians. The object was to convey 'an idea of the pranks played by the Meltonian Club of Hunters, to give living tableaux of the celebrated sporting prints by Aiken. It is not deficient in dramatic effect, being seasoned with puns and a spice of low humour, which meets the taste of a large portion of the town. Some of the scenes are uproarious in the Tom and Jerry style. Mr. Threadneedle, a retired merchant tailor, is dragged by his family to Melton Mowbray. His wife has a strong de sire to reach that town, in order to see the genuine Melton oysters, which she believes are only found in that part of the country. Mr. Threadneedle, who finds himself annoyed by the Meltonians, expresses a wish to see them all in their shells. He wishes to have the chimney-sweeper to sweep his chimneys, and is told that the man cannot come because he must follow the hounds. This excites the spleen of his servant Lumber, who say s it is natural for a sweep to be par tial to the brush, but there was reason to expect a sweep who followed the hounds would come to the dogs. A description is given of a hunt, and one of the riders is thrown into a pond. When taken out, nearly dead, and covered with duck-weed, it was said he looked like the Green Man and Still. A beau. tiful hunting song, " The Dawn of the Day," was sung by Frazer with good effect, and encored. We have then a scene in which the Meltonians are seen lurking at the toll-bar; they paint the man's pigs red, and produce a great deal of fun. In consequence of a wager laid by Lord Rarsborough, that his hunter will leap over a five-barred gate in his dining-room, op posite a large tire, a fine horse is brought on the stage, and the exploit is performed in good style, much to the pleasure and satisfaction of the audience. The last scene in which the Meltonians are engaged is a grand contest with watchmen, the pulling down of signs, and other freaks, in which they corn, off victorious. It is impossible to give an idea of a plot—the piece has none ; but with all its irregularity, it was loudly ap , plauded. HAYMARKET. Though rendered rathcr interesting by the acting of Mlle. Celeste, and humourous by Buckstone, such a piece is hardly fitted for the Haymarket. This theatre opened for the season last evening,. It has been newly decorated and embellished, in the Louis Quatorze style, with considerable taste; and several new arrangements save been made for the convenience of the audience. After the national anthem had been sung, an address was spoken (written for the occasion by Mr. C. Dance) by Mrs. Glover (her first appearance after her late accident). The address is as follows : . In ancient Greece, a Haymarket no doubt There was, though no one found it out ; It's also likely that, in modern Rome, There was one too; but let us look at home. Ladies and Gentlemen, your most obedient; The Lessee sends me with .the old expedient— A short address, as chorus to the play— To say, not sing, " It is our opening day." I wail know what your warm reception meant ; " Her first appearance since her accident." That accident I'm sure you'll think a sad one, Which changed a goodish actress to a bad one— Which broke at once her arm and her engagement ; And from her duties caused her first estrangement. For in the course of forty years and more, I vow, I never was behind before ; Nor was I then a willing absentee. I didn't leave the stage—the stage left me : Aye, left Inc in the snow-bound road fast stickirg, The Road to Ruin, with the horses kicking ; I fear on this stage nothing of the sort— I never eau break down with your support. I've talked about myself and my disaster, And scarcely said a word about my master. Melpomeme has lately had her share— You must have something for Thalia to spare. When tragic tears no more your eyes employ ! Here bring your handkerchiefs and weep for ,ioy. This house was always famous for its mirth — TI-e Comic Muse's Summer-house on earth. One Foote, with one leg, made its first walls ring. And shook the sides of England, through her King; And soon 'twill be our grateful task I trow, To chase care from a Regal Maiden's brow. Our humble efforts will by one be seen, Who, though not tall, is " every inch a Queen." What think you of our—so to speak—new building ? Its altered boxes—painting—and its gilding— I mean the ornaments outside—not in— No wonder, gentlemen, I see you grin ; For there, as in some page of Shakspearc's book, You find new beauties every time you look. The Lessee's silent about treats to come— On their own merits modest men are dumb : In all such matters proud to be your debtor, The Lessee thinks—the less he says the better. Yet still I must entreat before I've done, You'll let me say two words about my son ; He's here engaged as hero or as lover, To these kind hands I recommend a Glover. Mr. Sheridan Knowles's fine play, the Love Chace was then for the 83 time represented ; a selection abundantly justified, not only by the unprecedented success which the play obtained at this theatre last season, but by its own intrinsic merits. On this occasion these new aspirants to histrionic fame were introduced to the London public. Miss Elphinstone (from the Theatres Royal Edi n b urg h an d D u bli n ) per f orme d Constance, Miss Cooper (also from the same theatre we believe) filled the part Lydia ; and Mr. Glover, son of the well-known actress of that name, appeared in the character of Master Droller. Miss Elphinstone's appearance in the part of Constance, when the recollections of Mrs. Nesbitt are so strongly impressed, was an attempt necessarily accompanied by that most severe of ordeals,—a comparison with almost perfect excellence. Her suc cess however, even under these disadvantageous and unfavourable circumstances, was far superior to our anticipations. The in dulgence always granted to a first appearance may be supposed to' have' rendered the verdict of the audience less just, or we might pronounce that judgment to have been very unequivo cally expressed in her favour. Yet we are compelled to say that Miss Elphinstone's performance did not fully present to our minds that most charming of poetical creations—that en chanting combination of female loveliness and youthful buoy ancy, which we behold in Constance. Comparisons —pro verbially invidious—are our abhorrence ; but we missed, in a great measure, that exuberance of innocent mirth fulness --that musically sounding laughter—that de lightful naivete—that graceful restlessness, which cha racterized Mrs. Nesbitt's personation of Constance, and are, indeed, inherent in the character as drawn by the poet. Nevertheless, Miss Elphinstone's performance was throughout fine acting ; and, in many portions of it, approached very near to perfection. To say merely that Miss Elphinstone possesses great talents would scarcely be doing her justice. A good figure—a counte nance w hi c h , if not exact l y hand some,is by no means un i nterest i ng or unexpressive— and a voice clear and melodious in its tones—are the least of her advantages ; for she evidently possesses, in no slight degree, those most important qua lifi cat i ons f or act i ng — t h e feelings—the discrimination—the judgment which are so ne cessary to the right conception and true embodiment of a character. We hardly think Constance a part fitted for her abilities. If report speak truth, she has acquired her greatest success in tragic heroines. We sincerely hail her as a great acquisition to the London stage. Of Miss Cooper and Mr. Glover, we can only say that they exhibited a degree of talent which, at their early age, augur well for their future succes4. I The burletta of St. Mary's Eve (from the Adelphi) concluded, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, IS3B. ST. JAMES'S. If a house crammed to the ceiling, with an applauding audience, be a delightful spectacle to the proprietor of a theatre, Mr. Braham must have been highly gratified last night. He spared neither exertion nor expence in preparing appropriate entertainment for the holiday folks, and they were certainly not niggardly in the expression of their gratitude for the pains taken to please them. This entertainment consisted of four different pieces, three of them new, and the fourth, though not new, a rich treat of itself, inasmuch as it afforded Mr. Braham an admirable opportunity for the display of those inimitable vocal powers which seem to set the power of time at defiance—we allude to the burletta of The IVater man, in which he sustained his old and favourite part of Tom Tug. His songs, " Did you never hear of a Jolly Young Waterman," " Farewell, my Trim-built Wherry," and " The Bay of Biscay, 01" were loudly and enthusi astically encored. The last of these especially was sung in a style never surpassed even by Braham himself. Miss Rainforth, who played Wilhelmina, also sung with great sweetness the two songs allotted to her in this piece, and was encored in both. The first of the new pieces is entitled The Album, and is from the pen of Mr. Haynes Bailey. It is a light and amusing trifle of one act, of which the principal interest is excited by the determination of a nephew to make himself as unamiable as possible to a young lady, to whom a good- natured, but silly old uncle, has made up his mind he shall be married. In the prosecution of this plan, however, he is captivated with the beauty of the youug lady, but not un til he has offended her by his rudeness. She then, in turn, assumes a manner not natural to her for the purpose of an noying and disgusting him. Accident, however, an extremely useful agent in modern plays, discovers the real state of things, and, of course the uncle's wishes are accomplished by the union of the young people, the old gentleman himself leading to the temple of Hymen—his fourth appearance there—the aunt of the younger bride, an antiquated spinster, well represented by Mrs. I. Mathews. Mr. J. Webster and Mrs. Honey played the leading parts, and we need hardly say played them well. Mrs. Honey's acting was particularly effective in the scene where she adopts the character of an ignorant country hoyden, smitten with a passion for the romantic. She has three songs to sing in this part, all of which she executed with great effect. Nothing could be more beautiful than the style in which she gave " I like my freedom better." This piece was succeeded by another new one, of which Mr. T. Wilks is the reputed author. The title under which it ap pears in the play-bill is " The Brothers, or the Wolf and the Lamb." The latter half of the title might, we think, be ad vantageously omitted. The interest turns upon the circumstance of Rose( Miss Jane Moradaunt)being obligs d by her father's will, on pain of forfeiting her whole fortune, to marry one of two cousins. Of these—Gossamer and Edward Gadfly, both of which are admirably personated by Mrs. Stirling—the former is an officer of the Guards, given up to all the dissipation of fashionable life, eager to grasp the fortune of Rose, as the only means of savirg himself from ruin, but quite indifferent to her personal qualities; the latter a bashful and studious recluse, deeply in love with Rose, but unable to muster courage sufficient to declare his passion. Rose is on the point of being married to Gossamer when letters arrive which his valet ( Oxberry ) opens, and gives by mistake to Edward, who has a strong personal resemblance to his brother. These letters prove Gossamer to be a depraved fellow, and a coward to boot. He is therefore obliged to decamp, and Edward is united to Rose. Mrs. Stirling's representation of the over flowireg feelings of the too modest youth , in the scene where he reveals his love and is accepted by Rose, struck us as one of the most natural pieces of acting we have seen of late. We have left ourselves no room to enter into the detail of the fourth piece, which was presented at this theatre, tinder the name of Hero and Leander. It is founded upon the old story, but is intended as a parody upon it, and it is a most laughable one. The scenery is truly splendid, and the acting of Mrs. Honey, who played Leander, enough of itself to give it a successful run. When the curtain fell, Mrs. Honey announced, amidst thunders of applause, the repetition of this highly amusing extravaganza every night till further notice. OLYMPIC. Madame Vestris produced last night at this theatre, a drama which was as successful as any of - those which she has pre sented to the public on similar occaFions. It is described in the bills as an allegorical, valedictory burletta, and is entitled The Drama's Levee, or a Peep at the Past. The opening scene is the representation of a stage or theatre in a state of decay, in which the drama and the metropolitan theatres are personated. The Drama (Mrs. Orger) is in a critical state of health, and is constantly harrassed by the bad terms on which her sons, Legitimate Drama (Mr. J. Vining) and Illegitimate Drama (Mr. C. Matthews), are with each other. Their quar rels at last end in blows, and the several metropolitan theatres take part with the combatants ; but while the Legitimate Drama has only " Drury. lane, Covert-garden, and the Hay market" to fight its battle, the Illegitimate Drama has all the other theatres to take part with it, and the result is that the former is defeated and driven from the stage. Praise (Madame Vestris), and Censure (Mr. J. Bland), old friends of the drama, ' but somewhat differing in opinion, then appear, and severally make their observations on the several presentations that take place at the Drama's Levee. These presentations are represen tations of scenes and characters from several recent dramas pro. diced at the large as well as the minor theatres, and they afford opportunity of introducing a number of rather satirical, but, in most instances, extremely just observations on the present s:atc of the drama ; and while praise is bestowed on the mana gers aho produced such dramas as the Love Chase and the Lady of Lyons, censure is not spared on those who had the had taste to introduce to the British stage such meritricious objects as the Gnome Fly, or Jim Craw. The concluding scene is that of a dream of the future, representing a distant view of Liverpc,ol, and the American packet under weigh, with the great attraction of this theatre on board. In this scene there is an Olympic assemblage of many of those mythological characters v:hich have been introduced to the public at this theatre. The piece concludes with some appropriate ob servations from Madame Vestris, respecting her proposed iisit to the United States, during the delivery of which she appeared much affected, and the audience warmly sympathised with her. ADELPHL At this popular little theatre, last night, a new drama in three acts, entitled Groves of Blarney, was produced az the Easter piece. The drama is written by Mrs. S. C. Hall, and founded on the principal story in that lach's " Lights and Shadows of Irish Life." The following is the plot :—Connor O'Gorman, a true-hearted Irishman ( Power), is s mitten by !he charms of Margaret Lee ( Mrs. Hooper), a young English ,vidow, residing in the sweet village of Blarney. O'Gorman , however, is opposed in his tender suit by Ulick O'Sullivan ( Denvil), who, though the descendant of an illustrious race, 4ppears to possess a scanty share of the cardinal virtues. Mabel Griffin ( Yates), a copy of Moll Flagon, dislikes irgaret Lee, and at the same time is not too warmly at tach .•d to the welfare of O'Gorman. To aid O'Sullivan, the old harridan Griffin concocts a succession of falsehoods, well calculated to work on the honest heart and warm mind of O'Gorman—she begins, however, with a truth , b y tellin g the simple-hearted Irishman ts that his foster-mother and brother have just boen driven out of their little cottage by the rude intervention of the landlord's agent. O'Gorman's fine Irish spirit is up in an instant, and off he sets with a band cf hearty fellows like himself, determined upon a rescue. They turn the officers from thepremises ; invest the old lady and her son in the same ; and, a party of military arriving, we are:jpresented with a vivid representation of , we are sorr y to say, a too frequent occurrence in the long chapter of Irish suffering and misery. O'Gorman is here discovered by his lady-love, who despises him not more for his breach of the law than for being found in such plebeian company; she, in short, gives him th e "cut dir e ct." Galled by her d is p leasure, he treatens to join the corps of Capt. Rowland, who is in the neighbourhood recruiting for a foreign service—he is now lost sight of for a little. Meantime Mabel Griffin has not been asleep ; through the means of the said Rowland, the only child of Mar garet Lee, a fine boy, is abducted, and placed in the round tower of the O'Sullivans. Poor O'Gorman, of course, is charged as the offender; he neither has been idle, for, by stratagem, he gets access to the tower, and in his own inimitable way. amuses the Captain with a long-winded story about a sheep and a pet lamb, which latter had been stolen away by a ruth less wolf, but redeemed by a trusty dog ; suiting the action to the word, he seizes the Captain by the throat, disarms him, and rescues the child. Margaret Lee, the distracted mother, appears on the scene, denounces O'Gorman, but is soon put right by the admission of O'Sullivan. All then ends happily. The drama is too long—the last act, however, was worth waiting for ; it was received with applause, as it justly de served, though we most candidly confess that Power's story in the Round Tour is an incident palpably borrowed from Samuel Lover's " Rory O'More;" but, n'import, Power was quite at home as the hero. We have rarely seen him to greater ad vantage. Yates's Mabel:Griffin was a capital performance. Some of the scenery is beautiful. Mr. Yates, in character, announced the play for repetition amidst great applause. ASTLEYS Was openedoflatshtenight, Deserts,for th or e taheeasFonre,nwchithi: Epgieyepet,eivivtli,tilcehd, imposing spectacle and variety and beauty of f T or he g P ra a n s d sa a g n e d irn scenery, exceeded anything we have ever witnessed at this house. The piece represents the privations and sufferings of the French army in Egypt—the Battle of the Pyramids—the Surrender of Cairo, and its subsequent revolt, and the defeat of the French troops at Acre by Sir Sidney Smith. Although the details of a continuous siege cannot be expected to be very minutely borne out in the space of a dramatic representation, sufficient is preserved to afford some idea of the horrors of war. The Siege of Acre, neither of so recent occurrence, nor so memorable in its results as the Battle of Waterloo, cannot, as a drama, be expected to meet with such unprecedented success, nevertheless we venture to predict that it will be successful, for it possesses, to a great extent, the elements which rendered that piece so attractive. During the entire performance the thunder of the " gods" rolled un ceasingly ; and the approbation of the pit and boxes, though in less deafening peals, was as unequivocally manifested. Bona parte was well sustained by Mr. Gomersal, who delivered the speeches to the troops with good taste and correctness, especially the first which silenced the murmurs and discontents that were quickly rising into mutiny. There is, however, one palpable ordssion in Mr. Gomersal's Napoleon— no snuff-taking ; a habit to which every school-boy knows he was slavishly addicted. Mr. Campbell, of Sad ler's Wells, personated Ben Bulkhead, an English sailor, with considerable ability, and Mr. H. Widdicomb, as a black s. m ,or cook, exci‘ed roar. of laughter. After an interval of a few minutes from the fall of the curtain, it was again raised, when the whole corps appeared and sang " God save the Queen," the audience rising and standing uncovered. Feats of Horsemanship and Gymnastic exercises succeeded, which it is needless to observe were executed with that ability and success which have raised Astley's Circle so high in public estimation. Mr. Hicken, M. Goutard, Herr Mottle, and the celebrated Mr. Price, having materially contributed to the de light of the audience by their unrivalled feats. The pigmy ponies of M. Goutard arc particularly deserving of notice, for their sagacity and amusing tricks almost rivalled the judgment of Mr. Ducrow in engaging their services. The interlude of the Omnibus followed, in which a Mr. Sloan appeared as Pat Rooney, with no inconsiderable share of success ; and Robinson Crusoe concluded the evening's amusements, and introduced to our notice our old favourites Bologna, Norman, Ellar, and Leclerq. There was a full house, and during the latter part of the evening a crowded one. From last night's specimen, this season bids fair to add fresh laurels to the brow of Ducrow; at least, it can lose none, which, if any doubt, they should witness, and be convinced. VICTORIA. The Easter novelty at this theatre last night, was an Eastern spectacle, entitled, the Fiend King, or the Ruby Cross and the Last of the Magi. The plot consisted of the hairbreadth es capes of an Eastern Prince attached to Christianity, from the machinations and treacherous designs of his brother, who usurping the throne, was the last of the Magi, or fireworshiP pers. Of course, the former was aided by a good genii, with her attendants ylphs, sprites, elves, and fairies, while the latter held under his control the usual horde of demons, fiends and monsters. After multitudinous mischances, terrific combats, incantations, and lastly a siege, the Christian Prince triumphs, the traitor falls, and virtue and valour are rewarded. By the aid of some very effective scenery, the ingredients we have enumerated furnished forth an interesting performance. The spectacle was preceded by a melodrama called St. Clair of the Isle ; or, the Outlaw of Barra, a good adaptation of the ro mance of that title, and the interlude of Hide and Seek. The first introduced for the first time to the London boards a Mr. Maddocks, whose debut was deservedly successful, and the interlude restored to the theatre that old favourite of Surrey audiences Mr. Vale, who was most raptuously received. We regret to say that the house was not so crowned as might at this season naturally be expected ; the audience was, however, much more orderly and good-humoured than in these holyda3s is generally the case. NEW STRAND THEATRE. The season commenced last night with a new ediion of the popular burletta of Sam Weller, a clever embodyment and re presentation of the wit and incidents of the " Pickwick Pa pers." The parts were universally well sustained, with the rich humour with which we had been familiar in the old cast, and new and racy addition in the person of Mr. Salter, who made his first appearance here in the character of Mr. Weller, Sen., and whose impersonation of the character was exceed ingly humourous and successful. The entertainments con cluded with a new Anglo- trial burletta, called The Fitzpa tricks, or Lovers from Tipperary. Captain Fitzpatrick, of the Tipperary Militia (Mr. Salter), although promised to an interesting and spirited young widow, is induced by the large ness of Miss Rex worthy's ( Miss Treble) fortune, to become her suitor, and sends his servant to announce his intended ar rival to her father (Mr. Younge), who is anxious for the match ; with the assistance of the servant of Fitzpatrick (Mr. w. J. Hammond), who is tempted by a large bribe to desert his master's interest, Pierpoint (Mr. Lee), a young barrister, w ith whom Miss Rexworthy is in love, assumes a military dress and the necessary quantity of brogue, to personate Fitz. patrick, who arrives in time, unfortunately, to delay the hap piness of the lovers ; but the clever widow (Miss Daly), having di s covered the Captain's falsehoods and designs, dons a sword and epaulettes, and, discovering her false Knight, brings the matter to a mutually happy termination. The piece was very successful, chiefly by reason of the hurnourous acting of Ham mond, Lee, and Salter. CITY OF LONDON. The performances of last night consisted of a new drama, entitled Windsor Castle in the Olden Time, founded on the frolics of our Merry Monarch Charles 11. and his devotion to beauty. In saying that the tragic characters were entrusted to Mr. Freer and Mrs. Yarnold, shining stars of the dramatic hemisphere of the East, and that the serious portions were re lieved by Mr. Osbaldiston as the King, Miss Vincent as a Court Page, and Mr. Rogers 1.3 a member of that worthy body now extinct, night watchmen, sufficient proof will be g iven of the success of the drama. The other pieces were The Black Domino and a tale of enchantment called The Web of _Fate, in which the wondrous, though to us unplea sant, exhibition of M. Gouffe as a baboon, sent the happy, boisterous holiday makers to their homes, long to remember Easter Monday. PAVILION. Of the performances at the Pavilion Theatre we think it unnecessary to speak at length, as they consisted of Valsha, the Dancing Bather, and Rory O'More, pieces which have been already run off their legs at the Adelphi. Valsha was curtailed to such a degree as to render the plot unintelligible. Mrs. Yates was hoarser than usual, and did not succeed in drawing the least attention to a clever opening address from the pen of Mr. Stirling Coyne, the author of several pieces which have been produced successfully at the Adelphi during the last two seasons. Lyon showed much cleverness in his im personation of Rory O'More, and Mr. Harvey danced a High land. Fling with much talent. GARRICK THEATRE. Two novelties were produced here last night—one was, The Negro of Wapping, or the Boat-builder's Hovel, and the other was called Gentleman Joe. They are both teeming with 'critic horrors—as replete with murders, battles, and appari tions, as the greatest lover of the marvellous, the mysterious, or the supernatural, could require. The plot of The Negro (J . Wapping, or The Boat-builder's Hovel, is simple. We have to notice in this piece particularly the performance of Mrs. Sefton, which was judicious and effective. The amusing interlude of the Weathercock then followed, in which Mr. J. Parry did full justice to the versatile character of Tristram Fickle. The conclusion of the night's exhibition was the new nautical mclo-drama of Gentleman Joe : which, though rather too complicated for a brief description of its plot, con tained many good passages and interesting incidents. The house was considerably crowded, particularly the galleries ; and the audience appeared quite satisfied with the exertions of those who sought to amuse them ; and as effect is perhaps the best criterion of oratorical or dramatic excellence, it would he very hypercritical to question the means by which it was produced. COLOSSEUM. The Colosse u m wa s opened last night for evening enter tainments, and the bill contained a great variety of per formances certanly, though we can hardly accord to them much higher praise. We had, in the first place, Jenny Jones, rendered more than usually insipid. Then A Day at an Inn, in which Mr. G. 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The chief attraction, in our mind, was the music of the Hunters of Mu nich, who performed on their brass instruments in a manner which produced a softened and sustained melody which we never heard equalled by musicians of this description, and which received the warm plaudits of the audience. The Coloss e u m is not, we think, a very suitable place for theatri cal representations ; but if it is converted to this purpose, we much fear, from the smallness of the audience last night, that the proprietor will find it to bo essential to his gaining the public favour that he should secure the services of some per formers who arc at least better known in the profession titan those now engaged. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ing .... ..... rninut 'cuing ... minutes al rrIHE COURT GAZETTE, and FASHION ABLE_A_ GUIDE, published by authority, No. IL, continues on SALE, with Stamped Supplement, gratis. Advertisements must be sent by Friday. 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To those who themselves con stitute the Court we would present the very impress of refined life— to those, on the ether hand, who like Shakespeare's shepherd, have " never been to court" this Journal would point the way, and ex hibit a panoramic picture of its elegancies and enjoyments. This its resources have enabled it effectively to execute, and in such a manner as to show that amusement can exist without scandal, and humour without coarseness. In short, it is the intention to eon tinue to present to society a Journal that may tend not only to elevate taste and refine manners, but to keep its readers in good temper with the world and with each other, by finding out a sunny pathway even in the dullest season. Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen in Town and Country.— W. Thomas, Publisher, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. NEW WORKS PUBLISHED BY J. SAUNDERS, Jun, 49, Paternoster-row. Part V. of LAUNDERS' POLITICAL REFORMERS, containing Portraits and Memoirs of Mr. SERGEANT TALFOURD, M.P. 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These two persons displayed some astonishing feats, the principal of which was an aerial flight on the sails of a windmill, 40 feet across, one of them having his feet up wards and his head downwards during his circuitous flight, and the other sustaining himself in his perilous position during his transit through the air by his hands. On the lake was a a floating platform, on which the Arabs went through the whole course of their vaulting, &c. and astonished the holiday visitors with their agility and extraordinary muscular strength. A splendid marine temple and gallery for the convenience of spectators has been erected on one side of the lake, from which a commodious and excellent view is afforded of the whole spectacle of Mount Vesuvius and the fireworks. This is a very great improvement; it was a place much wanted. The last portion of the day's amusement was, however, the great source of delight to all present. Indeed, the curiosity of the younger branches of the spectators, and even of some of the older ones, was se intense, that the approach of darkness wa s hailed with acclamations of somewhat loudly expressed pleasure. As soon as " Evening gave way to the shadows of night," the rumbling of Mount Vesuvius announced what had been partly set forth in the bills--viz., "that an eruption on a gi gantic scale was about to take place." The announcement was suceeded by volumes of smoke, sparks of fire, and the reflec tion of variously coloured flames. To these followed the actual eruption, under the direction of Vulcan, alias Mr. Southby, the celebrated manufacturer of fireworks, and his assistant Cy clops—names at present unknown. The eruption was cer tainly a formidable piece of business, almost as fierce as that in which the elder Pliny lost his life. Fortunately, however, the proprietors of these gardens have sufficient command over their subterranean fires to prevent the recurrence of such an accident as attended the curiosity of the Roman philosopher, and no danger awaited the curiosity of the company. The whole of the amusements of last evening were well got up, and, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, and the almost intense coldness of the evening, several thou sand people were present. Every thing went off in the best wa y, and everybody departed extremely gratified with the wonders of the exhibition and the amusement furnished by the proprietors. The D of Rutland arrived at Chevelcy Park near Newmarket, yesterday, from Belvoir Castle. ,fic ( i!: r 7 ' - 1 4 „ zt nn. WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON: TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1838. It is extremely cruel on the part of the first Lord of the Treasury, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, to curtail the ceremonies of the coronation, and cruel beyond expression to the Aldermen of London and Lord LONDONDERRY to cut off the banquet. So accustomed is Lord MELBOURNE to a seat at the Royal table, that he cannot enter into the feelings and sufferings of those who seldom or never have that honour ; but it is the duty of a Prime Minister to have some regard for others as well as for himself. His duty in this respect, however, he has most egregiously neglected, for he did not deign even to wait in the House of Lords to hear the lamentations of Lord LONDONDERRY, and after such treatment the Tory Aldermen very properly have come to the conclusion that if they do not bestir themselves in the matter, they will be treated with the same contempt. They are determined, therefore, to shame him into obedience. The QUEEN, they know, wants a magnificent display— so do the Spitalfields weavers, and so do the Alder men—high and low cry out for the banquet—and that there may be no excuse on the score of expence, Al dermen COPELAND and PI RIE, have generously come forward and offered 500/. a-head for a dinner, and all but guaranteed a subscription, which would not only cover the expellees of the banquet, but of the whole ceremony. We do not see how Lord MELBOURNE can get over this. He refuses the usual display on account of expellee, though he knows the sum required, if levied on all her MAJESTY'S subjects, would not amount to the tenth part of a rush light for each ; but now that the money is forthcoming, and Mr. SPRING RICE has not a penny surplus to bless himself with, he must yield. We shall then have a coronation per formed by subscription, and by a Tory subscription too, to the eternal disgrace of the beggarly economical Whigs. The SPOTTISWOODE plan for overturning the Government was nothing to this, and if Aldermen COPELAND and PIRIE persevere, the fate of the MELBOURNE Ministry is sealed, and these two gentle men may write themselves down—Peers. As we anticipated on Friday last, the proceedings at the dinner given yesterday to the Dorchester La bourers reflected credit upon the good sense of the working classes. No better sign of the increased and increasing intelligence of the horny-handed, honest hearted population Of England can be desired, than is afforded by the fact of their meeting together to celebrate a triumph over despotism, without allowing their feelings of generous indignation to betray them into any act, or resolve, unworthy of a self-respecting assemblage of peaceable and orderly citizens. It is by such displays of good and proper conduct that the working people may really hope to triumph over their oppressors ; for it is by such conduct that they will enlist the sympathy and the ardent support of those entrusted with the educa tion and direction of public opinion—the labourers in the vineyard of Literature. What the working people most want, and ought now most industriously, consist ently, and unanimously to struggle for, is cheap bread ; or, which is the same thing in other words—for a total re peal of the Corn Laws. They are daily profiting by cheap knowledge, and the way to turn the stream of that knowledge to practical account is to make it sub sidiary to the obtainment of an abundant supply of food at the cheapest price for which it can be pur chased. The alleged justice and sound policy of starv ing one class of the community to increase the pecu niary gain of another, is one of those questio ns w hi c h an intelligent labourer is as competent to solve ra tionally as any Peer, Whig or Tory, in the kingdom. The pro-church rate party are resolved to carry the law, as they interpret it, into rigorous execution. We learn by a communication from that indefatigable op ponent of the noxious impost on conscience, Mr. CHILDS, that the goods of the Dissenters distrained at Bungay in last July, are now, by the advice of Arch deacon GLOVER, to be sold by auction. While there w as some public excitement on the subject, it might nc,t have been safe to take that step ; hut now, when the people are calm, the Clergy think the time favour able for establishing their plunder-power. They study convenience, not principle, or they would take the opportunity of the people being now quiescent, to draw back with a good grace. They might now do justice without their conduct being attributed to fear ; but they will not. They wait till the public indignation shall again speak in a voice of thunder, and then these pious men will concede to popular threats that which they will not grant to justice. The whole proceedings of the Churchmen must convince the Dissenters that they have nothing to hope from any conscientious sense of righteousness in the clergy ; and that as long as they submit to galling wrong, it will be inflicted on them. To have their rights properly respected by others, they must enforce them. We quite agree with the author of " An Appeal to the Religious Community on the disputed questio ns of the times," that the subject of national ,religious establishments is one of the most absorbing of th,e day. Nor do we see how—when on the preservation. of the established Church in England and Ireland the whole policy of the country is based—when freedom must not be extended nor education encouraged, lest the power of the established priesthood should be weakened, and their safety endangered—writers for t► l e public Press can possibly abstain from entering intc . 1 1 the discussion. Not to do that is to run the risk of being superseded as the leaders and organs of public opinion, and voluntarily to sling away from the van of progressive society. Dr. CHALMERS, too, is CORIll:f: to London to enlighten, by his eloquent discourses, the metropolitan public, on the duty of providing ad ditional funds for the support of the State Clergy of Scotland. We cannot, therefore, now that Parliament is not asseinbled, do better than de- vote a small portion of our space to a few scattered remarks on the principle and practice of Monarchs and Statesmen—a HENRY the VIII., a GEORGE IV., a BOLINGBROKE, or ;a CASTLEREAGH, presuming to; dictate the religion and the worship of the people. The Pamphlet to which we have above alluded, ' being Three Lectures on the Doctrine of Sacramental Efficacy, the Clause of Apostolic Succession, and the Union of Church and State, by the Rev. JOHN ELY, Minister of Salem Chapel, Leeds, has come to band" at an appropriate time to stimulate our remarks. Pest./ polling the general question to the particular question;l:' of the Union of the State with the Church of England, we shall just notice the character which he gives of that Church, from which it may be inferred, whether that is such an institution as the State, or the whole people, ought to support. First he shows from the Oxford Tracts' that the clergy of the Church of England now teach that' the Sacraments which they administer actually convey' the things which these sacraments signify, and ate the means of man's justification. Next he shows that the clergy who administer these sacraments claim a right, to administer them, as having derived their office un interruptedly from the Apostles ; and they declare that these sacraments, unless administered by them, can, afford neither comfort nor usefulness to the commu nicants, and that those who not being of them admi nister the sacraments render themselves liable to severe, punishment. "It is of the utmost importance," say the Clergy of the Church of England, "that you should know and understand that it is by virtue of this commis sion that we Clergymen lay claim to your attention, when we minister the word and the sacraments. Thirdly, Mr. ELY shows that those Clergy claim the support of the State, not because a Church Estab lishment may perchance benefit the people, may im prove their morals and extend their knowledge, but because these Clergy are the heirs of the Apostolic power ; because they alone possess the right of open ing heaven for mankind ; or can properly administer the sacraments which are the means of justification and salvation. We think it quite needless ourselves to enter into the theological arguments. by which Mr. ELY ably refutes these several claims of tire Church, for we at once conclude that a Corporation which begins by ; assuming the possession of this peculiar delegated power, !of the authenticity of which the mass of the people 'cannot possibly form a judgment ; which, on the pos session of that delegated power, claims a right to be the exclusive teacher of the community, and ends by 'making, on account of that power, large and continual 'demands on the public resources, is a Corporation; which the State ought to look upon with great jealousy, and do all in its power to destroy. Dr. PALEY described all Church establishments as po litical contrivances—as no part of Christianity ; but the English Church, according to the Oxford Divines, is an Apostolic establishment, deriving vast and inde pendent power from the Author of the Christian religion, and his immediate disciples. It is a complete revival of the Church of Rome in all things, except that its head is not a foreign priest, and to submit to its claims, much less to enter into an union with it, is to sacrifice both the freedom and the independence of the State. There is one point on which the Church, as the pos sessor of delegated Apostolic power, and the State, seem to us in complete opposition. Society is pro gressive, and it is the great duty of those who possess the authority of the State to provide for the progres sive improvement of the people. All laws are directed to promote the future welfare of society ; the Apos tolic Church is intended only to preserve the princi ples propagated in times gone by. Its great object , ai:cording to the statement of its friends, is to fix O il mankind the knowledge and doctrines of a past age. It is the duty of the Clergy to transmit those doe." trines unimpaired, and not to allow them to be ques tioned or altered ; it is the duty of the State to extol" the knowledge of the people in all directions ; en d nothing can well be more completely in opposition than the avowed intention of the Clergy to circuit'. scribe man wholly by the knowledge of a past age , and the duty of the State to provide for the future' The opposition between these two principles is i n fact the source of the hostility which the Clergy and the advocates of the Clergy shew to education—stigmatiz ing like the Quarterly Review, all knowledge e xcept that taught by the Clergy " as fly-blowing the c ountry with schismatic notions." Every thing which devia tes from their doctrines, whether of sacramental efficacy of A postolic succession, or everything which seems t° threaten a deviation from them, ought in their esti mation to be checked and suppressed. Unless th 6 doctrines of religion be themselves susceptible of im provement, and capable of expansion like other know' ledge—which seems possible, for the Christian religion.. is an improvement on the Jewish dispensation—tha n e that is not the doctrine of the Church of England, it is obvious that a Church which insists on hold ing firmly by the doctrines of the past, and the State, which is bound to provide for the futu re ' are and must be in conflict ; and the union between them can only neutralise the healthy action of W l ' Nor does experience gainsay this conclusion, for reli gion as in the United States, and as among the Cat'?" lies of Ireland, is always more efficacious—more try fluential over the heart and affections where it is 'ln t , united with the State than where it is. The action 0' the State too, whether for good or for evil, lore energetic, wherever the performance of its duties t° the people is not impeded, as it is continually in Eng land and Ireland, by considerations of what is due to the Church. The whole of the Paris Journals of Sunday have been received this morning ; but with the exception of the subjoined extracts, they contain no intelligeoc Lrd that would a t a ll interest an English reader. o BROUGHAM, who is at pre sent in Paris, is the great lion o f th e day. His Lordship attends the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies, and appears to take a lively interest in the proceedings : of The demi-official Russian Journa l, the Northern Bee ffi the 17th (29th 1 of March, publishe s the following article , -- " Redscid Pacha is sent to P aris to demand of the French Cabinet either the evacuation of Algiers or its restitution to the Ottoman Porte, on the payment of a large sum of money as an indemnity for the territory of Algiers, which would b?.-. come the lawful property of France. Redschid. Pacha not quit Paris until he has obtained the consent of the Frencit Government to one of these p ro p osals. This m ission willul by supported by one of the Europ ean Government. The TkiOt Ambassador ;AM visit the King of Ma p les and the Pope,l‘l.d